ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE |
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COMMITTEE RULES |
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2003 SESSION |
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1. The committee secretary shall call roll at each meeting with the chairman being called last. |
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Members shall notify the chairman of any absence. Excused absences will be so recorded |
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at the direction of the chairman. Members not in attendance when a final action is taken on |
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a measure will be marked absent for the vote. |
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2. The Chairman is responsible for: |
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a. Preparing and distributing the committee agenda; |
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b. Determining when final action is taken on measures, committee reports, and other |
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business of the committee; |
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c. Preparing and submitting committee reports; |
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d. Presiding over committee meetings; |
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e. Preserving order and decorum and deciding all questions of order; |
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f. Providing direction to committee support staff. |
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3. It will require a simple majority (8) to take action on individual budgets. It will require a |
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two-thirds majority (10) of all members to reconsider an action taken on an individual budget. |
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4. Committee members, at all times, shall address the chairman for permission to be heard. |
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The amount of time available for budget review is limited. Therefore, committee questions |
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will be restricted to areas of the budget under review. A member shall advise the chair |
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if they must leave a meeting for an extended period of time. |
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5. Each committee member will be assigned to one or more subcommittees which will review |
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specific areas of the state budget in greater detail. Subcommittee meetings will be scheduled |
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by the subcommittee chairs after consulting with the chairman. Attendance of all subcommittee |
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members is required. |
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6. Pursuant to NRS 218.5323, when the chairman deems necessary , persons wishing to testify |
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will be sworn in before testimony. |
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7. At the discretion of the chairman, all actions of the committee will require a roll call vote. |
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8. Unless a committee member advises the chairman otherwise, it will be presumed that the |
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member will vote on an amendment or on a measure during a floor session consistent with |
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their vote in the committee. |
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